Name:
Echinopsis elegans
Age: Eocene
Formation: Calcaire St. Blaye Formation
Location: France
Size: Echinoid is 1 inch across
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Here is a very ornate echinoid from Europe. It is an unusual Echinopsis elegans from the Calcaire St. Blaye Formation of France. This inflated sea urchin has great form and exhibits very fine detail, especially under magnification. This type of echinoid has very thin ambulacra, and the entire test is covered with ornate tubercles, which were the points of spine attachment. The sea urchin is fully free of matrix, and can be viewed from all angles. This is a very nice specimen of this unusual urchin from the Eocene of France.
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